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| The Functionist Perspective |
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| also called functionism is a theory by emile durkheim that is major persepctive in socialigy that deals with the social norms and socail values |
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| Conflict theories are perspectives in social science which emphasize the social, political or material inequality of a social group,... |
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| THe Interactionist Perspective |
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| he interactionist perspective is one of the major theoretical perspectives within sociology. It focuses on the concrete details of what goes on among individuals in everyday life. Interactionists study how we use and interpret symbols not only to communicate with each other, but also to create and maintain impressions of ourselves, to create a sense of self, and to create and sustain what we experience as the reality of a particular social situation. From this perspective, social life consists largely of a complex fabric woven of countless interactions through which life takes on shape and meaning. |
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| Pan Africanist Perspective |
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A social approach to social problems means to use the information that you have learned and applying them to the problems and discussing them and figuring ways to solve them .
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an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth. |
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An economic principle, first postulated by Adam Smith, holding that the greatest benefit to a society is brought about by individuals acting freely in a competitive marketplace in the pursuit of their own self-interest.
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| Free and open competition |
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a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
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procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
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(in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
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a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
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( often initial capital letter ) a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.
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a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few. |
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the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
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a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
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a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
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government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. |
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the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
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the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates such control or influence.
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| A profit-oriented company engaged in buisness activities in more then one nation |
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| measure based on a poor standard of living or a low income relative to the rest of society. Unlike absolute poverty, it does not necessarily imply that physical human necessities of nutrition, health and shelter cannot be met; instead it suggests that the lack of access to many of the goods and services expected by the rest of the contemporary society leads to social exclusion and damaging results for the individuals and families in relative poverty. |
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| A Condition of life so degraded by disease,illiteracy,malnutrician, and squalor as to deny its victims the basic necessities. Statistically,those making less than $1 a day are in this category. |
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| The exporting of goods that have either have been banned or not approved for sale in the United States because they are dangerous |
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| the Us healthcare program for people over 65 |
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| a U.S. government program, financed by federal, state, and local funds, of hospitalization and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits. |
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| Poor of an earlier genaration,who had hopes of breaking out of poverty bease unskilled and semiskilled jobs were pletenful |
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| Poor displaced by new technoligies or whos jobs have been moved away to suburbs to other regions of the country or out of the country. They have less hope of escaping poverty then the old poor |
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Welfare - goverment monies and services pervided for the poor
Wealthfare - Government monies and service provided to the poor |
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| the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency. |
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| Cultural and social definition of famine and masculine |
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n upper limit to professional advancement, especially as imposed upon women, that is not readily perceived or openly acknowledged.
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An unacknowledged — and ultimately illegal — barrier to advancement, especially for women and people of color: “In many professions a woman cannot break through the glass ceiling to the upper level of management.” The term dates from the 1980s.
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| in economics, the principle that men and women should be compensated equally for work requiring comparable skills, responsibilities, and effort. |
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| Forms of social organizations ub wgucg neb are dominated over women. |
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| reatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination. |
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| a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people. |
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| comes form the latin word to crush |
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the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
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( sometimes initial capital letter ) an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women. |
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| The act of being alienated or outcasted |
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| French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917) [syn: Durkheim] |
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| German economist, philosopher, and who came up with the idea if socailism |
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| black man after civil war who founded NAACP |
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| What is the Poverty line in USA |
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| What percent of microloans is repaid |
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| what percent of work is performed by women |
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| what percent of earned by women |
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| What percent of land is owned by women |
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| What constitute the 13th 14th and 15th |
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| 13 salery gone 14 black the write to vote and 15- no discrimination in corperations |
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| What are 3 factors of production |
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